A staunch ally of Chancellor Gordon Brown, he has been the subject of persistent speculation about his cabinet position. And the Public and Commercial Services' Union recently dubbed him the "smiling assassin" when a leaked memo from his department appeared to advise civil service bosses to "smile" as they informed 30,000 staff they were being made redundant.
In the meantime, however, it's been business as usual. And the business on the agenda includes an extension of the New Deal programme aimed at helping disadvantaged young people most at risk of dropping out of mainstream provision for learning, accommodation and employment (see News, p2).
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